There are about 1,101,639,064 sheep in the world – an average of one sheep for every six people. In some countries there are more sheep than humans. Falkland Islands 690,000 sheep, 3,060 people = 225 sheep per person New Zealand 40,106,800 sheep, 4,121,662 people = 10 sheep per person Australia 100,100,00 sheep, 20,245,629 people = 5 sheep per person Mongolia 12,884,500 sheep, 20,245,629 people = 5 sheep per person Uruguay 9,712,000 sheep, 3,383,284 people = 3 sheep per person Mauritania 8,850,000 sheep, 3,022,150 people = 3 sheep per person